Patents by Inventor Flint Orin Hamblin

Flint Orin Hamblin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11740445
    Abstract: An eye-mounted device includes a contact lens and an embedded imaging system. The front aperture of the imaging system faces away from the user's eye so that the image sensor in the imaging system detects imagery of a user's external environment. The optics for the imaging system has a folded optical path, which is advantageous for fitting the imaging system into the limited space within the contact lens. In one design, the optics for the imaging system is based on a two mirror design, with a concave mirror followed by a convex mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Tectus Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Elliot Lemoff, Flint Orin Hamblin, George Michael Mihalakis
  • Patent number: 11327340
    Abstract: A variety of femtoprojector optical systems are described. The optical bodies for the systems may be made in batches by wafer-level optics. Each individual system may be made small enough to fit in a contact lens. In some designs, the optical systems include a solid transparent body with a curved primary mirror, a secondary mirror, an entrance window, an exit window, and at least one groove. The grooves function as a light trap that reduces the amount of stray light exiting the body of the optical system. The grooves may also create a snap point which allows removal of individual bodies from the wafer through controlled breakage. The designs may also include various light blocking, light-redirecting, absorbing coatings, or other types structures to reduce stray light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Tectus Corporation
    Inventors: Babak Jamshidi, Flint Orin Hamblin, Brian Elliot Lemoff, Michael West Wiemer
  • Patent number: 11294159
    Abstract: An eye-mounted device includes a contact lens and an embedded imaging system. The front aperture of the imaging system faces away from the user's eye so that the image sensor in the imaging system detects imagery of a user's external environment. The optics for the imaging system has a folded optical path, which is advantageous for fitting the imaging system into the limited space within the contact lens. In one design, the optics for the imaging system is based on a two mirror design, with a concave mirror followed by a convex mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tectus Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Elliot Lemoff, Flint Orin Hamblin, George Michael Mihalakis
  • Publication number: 20210223576
    Abstract: An eye-mounted device includes a contact lens and an embedded imaging system. The front aperture of the imaging system faces away from the user's eye so that the image sensor in the imaging system detects imagery of a user's external environment. The optics for the imaging system has a folded optical path, which is advantageous for fitting the imaging system into the limited space within the contact lens. In one design, the optics for the imaging system is based on a two mirror design, with a concave mirror followed by a convex mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Elliot Lemoff, Flint Orin Hamblin, George Michael Mihalakis
  • Publication number: 20200301119
    Abstract: An eye-mounted device includes a contact lens and an embedded imaging system. The front aperture of the imaging system faces away from the user's eye so that the image sensor in the imaging system detects imagery of a user's external environment. The optics for the imaging system has a folded optical path, which is advantageous for fitting the imaging system into the limited space within the contact lens. In one design, the optics for the imaging system is based on a two mirror design, with a concave mirror followed by a convex mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Elliot Lemoff, Flint Orin Hamblin, George Michael Mihalakis
  • Publication number: 20200271957
    Abstract: A variety of femtoprojector optical systems are described. The optical bodies for the systems may be made in batches by wafer-level optics. Each individual system may be made small enough to fit in a contact lens. In some designs, the optical systems include a solid transparent body with a curved primary mirror, a secondary mirror, an entrance window, an exit window, and at least one groove. The grooves function as a light trap that reduces the amount of stray light exiting the body of the optical system. The grooves may also create a snap point which allows removal of individual bodies from the wafer through controlled breakage. The designs may also include various light blocking, light-redirecting, absorbing coatings, or other types structures to reduce stray light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Babak Jamshidi, Flint Orin Hamblin, Brian Elliot Lemoff, Michael West Wiemer